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The fury, the sadness, the shame: nothing compares to the brutality of girlfriend divorce'

I am at the stage in my life where, if I don't like something or someone, I am absolutely fine with editing them out. If it's wrong or unfair or stupid, I'll pay my dues in this life or the next (I'm a Hindu), and I'm cool with that. But I am also at the stage in my life where I know there is a single exception to this hard-won self-care practice: my closest girlfriends.

There is no denying that these women are in my life to stay - regardless of how much they irritate, infuriate or frustrate me. Why? Because the bald truth is: these girlfriends are the scaffolding of my life. Whenever they are absent, I come unstuck. I need them.